Comparison of in vivo vs. ex situ obtained material properties of sheep common carotid artery

Preoperative planning can be of critical importance and often determine the outcome of a surgical procedure. Without doubt, this process should be as patient-specific as possible. Patient-specific anatomical geometry is already used in the clinic for orthopaedic procedures (e.g. hip [1,2] and knee arthroplasty [3,4]), dental implants [5,6], reconstructive surgery [7,8], etc. In cardiovascular surgery, the most prominent applications are stenting procedures [9 –11], valve replacements [12] and aneurysm repair [13].

Source: Medical Engineering and Physics - March 24, 2018 Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Marija Smoljki ć, Peter Verbrugghe, Matilda Larsson, Erik Widman, Heleen Fehervary, Jan D’hooge, Jos Vander Sloten, Nele Famaey Source Type: research